Close photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair swept back, wearing a red-maroon garment with an ornate gold-and-dark embroidered border and heavy gold bead necklaces. A small red bindi sits on his forehead. He sits before an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold relief, with green palm fronds at left. - Nithyanandapedia

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Close photo of a smiling man with long dark wavy hair swept back, wearing a red-maroon garment with an ornate gold-and-dark embroidered border and heavy gold bead necklaces. A small red bindi sits on his forehead. He sits before an ornate gold-and-red throne with carved gold relief, with green palm fronds at left.

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A smiling man with long dark hair swept back sits before a gold-carved throne with a red cushion. He wears a red shawl with a gold-and-black brocade border and heavy gold ceremonial beads around his neck, and a red bindi marks his forehead. Green palm fronds are at left and a lavender draped backdrop behind him. Only one person is visible; the photo appears to be from a discourse setting.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back black hair and a small red tilak on his forehead. He wears a red garment with a dark ornate border and a heavy gold necklace of large beaded ornaments. Behind him is a gilded throne-like structure with golden carved details and a pink-toned backdrop. The figure matches the Swamiji (probable) cues of long hair, ornate gold necklace and red ceremonial clothing, seated in a throne setting.

A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair sits against a red velvet backrest with an ornate gold-carved frame behind him. He wears a red garment with a gold-bordered edge and a long ornate gold necklace of large beads, and has a red dot and white marks on his forehead. Swamiji (probable), identified by long swept-back hair, ceremonial gold beaded necklace and saffron-red ornate clothing, is seated on a throne, smiling and turned slightly to one side.

A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a small red bindi sits on an ornate golden throne with carved lion-head and floral gilded details against a red backdrop. He wears a red-orange saffron-toned garment with a gold-brocade border draped over one shoulder, and a long chain of large gold beads hangs across his chest. Only one physical person is visible.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and a red kumkum mark on his forehead, seated before an ornate gold-and-red throne. He wears a red garment with gold-embroidered border and a long gold ceremonial necklace of beaded ornaments, with bare shoulder visible. The background is a blurred pink-and-white floral pattern with green foliage at lower left. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, saffron-red ceremonial clothing, ornate gold necklace and throne setting.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red bindi on his forehead and a red garment edged with gold trim. He wears a heavy gold bead necklace and sits in front of an ornate gold-embossed throne with a deep red backrest. The appearance and ceremonial cues (long hair, red-and-gold ornate clothing, gold necklace, throne) are consistent with a probable Swamiji (probable) candidate seated in a formal setting.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with long dark hair swept back, wearing a red-dot tilak on his forehead and a deep red shawl edged with gold trim. Heavy ornate gold bead necklaces hang over his chest, and an ornate gold throne-like backrest with scrollwork fills the background behind him. Appearance-based candidate, probable Swamiji, seated in a ceremonial setting with long hair, gold ornaments and red clothing, though the face is not used for identification.

Close photograph of a smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair, a red bindi and white tilak on his forehead, seated before an ornate gold carved throne against a deep red backdrop. He wears a red shawl with a gold-threaded border and a long necklace of ornate gold beads, and he looks down with a broad, open smile. Two copyright lines are printed vertically at the right edge of the image.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man with swept-back dark hair and a red tilak mark on his forehead, wearing a red garment with silver border and a heavy gold ceremonial necklace of large ornate beads. A golden ornamented backdrop is behind him. a person: long swept-back hair, ornate gold necklace and saffron-red ceremonial clothing, shown in an appearance-based candidate match only.

Close-up photograph of a smiling man seated before a deep red backdrop and gilded golden carved throne armrests. He wears a red shawl with a gold and black border and a long chain of large gold beads around his neck, with long dark hair swept back and a red bindi with white markings on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): long swept-back hair, ornate gold bead necklace and red ceremonial shawl, seated on a gilded throne as a discourse speaker.

A smiling man with long, swept-back dark hair and eyes closed sits against a red velvet backdrop with ornate gold carved throne embellishment. He wears a red garment with a dark-and-gold patterned border draped over one shoulder and a long ceremonial necklace of large gold beads hanging on his chest, plus a red kumkum dot on his forehead. Swamiji (probable): the long hair, ornate gold necklace and red garment with gold border are the appearance cues. He appears to be seated in a discourse or satsang setting.